diff --git a/scripts/external_runner.py b/scripts/external_runner.py
index 50b8ca29fa..441966e22a 100755
--- a/scripts/external_runner.py
+++ b/scripts/external_runner.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import sys
 
 from avocado.core.job import Job
-from avocado.core.nrunner import Runnable
+from avocado.core.nrunner.runnable import Runnable
 from avocado.core.suite import TestSuite
 from avocado.utils.path import find_command